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U.S.  DEPOSITORY 

(B.  A.  I.  Order  303) 

U.  S.  DEPARTMENT  OF  AGRICULTURE 


BUREAU  OF  ANIMAL  INDUSTRY 


RULE  3,  REVISION  7.— TO  PREVENT  THE  SPREAD  OF  SCABIES  IN 

SHEEP 

Effective  on  and  after  May  1,  1921 


United  States  Department  of  Agriculture, 

Office  of  the  Secretary. 

The  fact  has  been  determined  by  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture,  and  notice 
is  hereby  given,  that  the  contagious,  infectious,  and  communicable  disease 
known  as  scabies  still  exists  among  sheep  in  the  States  of  California  and 
Louisiana  and  that  said-mentioned  disease  also  exists  among  sheep  in  the 
State  of  Mississippi. 

Now.  therefore,  I.  R.  W.  Dunlap,  Acting  Secretary  of  Agriculture,  under  au- 
thority conferred  by  section  1  of  the  act  of  Congress  approved  March  3,  1905 
(33  Stat.  1264).  do  hereby  quarantine  the  areas  hereinafter  described,  and 
do  order  by  this  rule  3,  revision  7,  under  the  authority  conferred  on  the 
Secretary  of*  Agriculture  by  section  3  of  the  said  act  of  Congress  approved 
March  3.  1905  1 33  Stat.  1265).  that  the  interstate  movement  of  sheep  from 
the  areas  herein  quarantined  shall  be  made  only  in  accordance  with  the 
regulation  of  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture  for  the  prevention  of  the  spread  of 
scabies  in  sheep. 

AREAS   QUARANTINED 

The  following  areas  are  quarantined  for  scabies  in  sheep: 

California:  The  counties  of  Mendocino,  Sonoma.  San  Joaquin.  Stanislaus. 
Fresno,  Merced,  Madera.  Tulare.  Kings,  and  Kern,  and  the  island  of  San 
Clemente, 

Louisiana  :  The  parishes  of  Allen.  Beauregard.  Calcasieu,  and  Vernon. 

Mississippi:  The  counties  of  Forrest.  George.  Greene.  Hancock.  Harrison. 
Jackson.  Jones,  Lamar,  Pearl  River.  Perry.  Stone,  and  Wayne,  and  that  portion 
of  Marion  County  Lying  east  of  Pearl  River. 

Rule  3.  revision  6  (B,  A.  I.  Order  272),  dated  March  17.  1921,  and  effective 
April  15.  1921,  shall  cease  to  be  effective  on  May  1.  1927.  on  and  after  which 
date  'bis  rule  :'..  revision  7.  which  for  purposes  of  Identification  is  designated 
a-   li.  A.  I.  Order  303.  shall  become  and  be  effective  until  otherwise  ordered. 

The  effect  of  this  order  Is  as  follows  : 

In  California  the  counties  of  Mendocino.  Sonoma.  San  Joaquin,  Stanislaus, 
Fresno,  Merced,  Madera,  Tulare.  Kings,  and  Kern,  and  the  island  of  San 
Clemente,  are  continued  under  quarantine. 

In  Louisiana  the  parishes  of  Allen.  Beauregard,  and  Vernon  are  continued 
under  quarantine  and  Calcasieu  Parish  is  placed  under  quarantine. 

In  Mississippi  the  counties  of  Forrest,  George,  Greene  Hancock.  Harrison. 
Jackson,  Jones,  Lamar,  Pearl  River.  Perry,  Stone,  and  Wayne,  and  a  portion 
of  Marian  County,  are  placed  under  quarantine. 

D<»ne  at  the  city  of  Washington  this  17th  day  of  February 
1827.  Witness  my  bund  and  the  seal  of  the  Department  of 
Agriculture. 

R.  w.  Dunlap, 
Act  inn  Secretary  of  Agriculture. 


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